White's '95 GT "Unicorn"

[white95]

How's it feel? I heard it can be as good as an irs

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I believe an IRS can be as good as this.

 

[apsmith49921]

I seemed to remember hearing the irs does slightly better in turns that are rougher but idk how true that is

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[white95]

As it should, it’s an IRS! It’s hard to properly describe the way it behaves because I’ve only used my setup for about 170 miles. I feel I need to put many, many more miles in various situations to give a proper review.

 

[nitroram33]

With the built IRS in mine you can definitely feel the difference over rougher surfaces compared to when it was a solid axle, though admittedly I haven't driven a Torque Arm equipped car that I can compare it with. The downside to the IRS is always going to be price though. According to my handy-dandy spreadsheet, I've got just over $4,150 in the rear suspension setup (counting a set of stainless rear brake lines). Can you do it for less than that? Sure, the entire IRS assembly with springs and shocks was only $1,000, but the factory bushing situation leaves a lot to be desired and then there's coilovers etc to add on too...

 

[white95]

With the built IRS in mine you can definitely feel the difference over rougher surfaces compared to when it was a solid axle, though admittedly I haven't driven a Torque Arm equipped car that I can compare it with..

I’ll say this much, it doesn’t ride any worse than it did before the TA/PHB and the rest of the rear suspension suite.

 

[nitroram33]

I meant that as whether or not the Torque Arm/Panhard Bar handles the rougher stuff better than stock lol, just never had the chance to try it.

 

[white95]

If you watch my “ride along” again, pay attention from 2:20-4:30 as I take the second road in the video. You’ll notice lots of rough surface action. There is a big left curve (with the guard rail section) featuring several big dips in a row where the rear in my buddies 98 GT always steps out. My car was very poised and never lost its track.

 

[joe65]

With the built IRS in mine you can definitely feel the difference over rougher surfaces compared to when it was a solid axle, though admittedly I haven't driven a Torque Arm equipped car that I can compare it with. The downside to the IRS is always going to be price though. According to my handy-dandy spreadsheet, I've got just over $4,150 in the rear suspension setup (counting a set of stainless rear brake lines). Can you do it for less than that? Sure, the entire IRS assembly with springs and shocks was only $1,000, but the factory bushing situation leaves a lot to be desired and then there's coilovers etc to add on too...

damn, now i really don't feel as much stress how about much money I've dumped into my car this past year. I'm really starting to feel like i'm really not a high roller compared to other "projects" here. lol

 

[nitroram33]

You should see how much OEM GT 350 rotors cost lol...

 

[white95]

We don’t speak of such things in public.

 

[nitroram33]

I'm single so there's nobody to stop me from spending $50k on a $3k car lol.

 

[Boostr1]

I'm at 17K into my car. That's including the original purchase price of 7500 in 2005. Subtract 3,000k for what the car is worth now and I spent a nice 14k...

 

[joe65]

i've decided not to really add up what i spent this year..

 

[Boostr1]

Meh, I'm always throwing money at it.

 

[Boostr1]

That, and fishing gear...

 

[white95]

This is starting to escalate..

 

[ttocs]

why in dear god are you adding things up? I save my receipts but not to add them up.

 

[Musturd]

Those are some meats

 

[white95]

This will take some thought but I’ll eventually run an entire set of these bad boys.







Full left lock puts the tire firmly into the fender. This will ultimately need trimming but I believe that negative camber will help.





Full right lock seemingly was of no consequence but I need to put it on the driver side to determine clearances there.



My main concern would be the proximity to the battery cables but it wouldn’t be difficult to fabricate some sort of protective shielding.



The tire is also contacting the coil over and this means a slim spacer will be in order.

 

[white95]

The remainder of the story includes having the Federal tires installed on the Forgestar wheels.